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I OKl.tiON riTV KNTKIiTIt IKK. I 1. 1 H V, Q TOHKU I, H. GERMANY YIELDS ADJUSTMENT OE ERYE CLAIMS OIBPUTE BETWEEN WASHING TON AND BERLIN WILL GO TO THC HAOUI. NEW CHAMPIONS ARE MADE AT CLOSING OE ROCKEFELLER HAS SERIOUS PURPOS LII CALOWILL CROWNED KINO OF BRONCHO BUSTERS AFTIR WILO hum E IN TRIP TO WEST LABOR CONDITIONS IN COLO RAOO AMI STUOIIO WITH VIEW OF BETTERMENT FIELD MARSHAL FRINOH SURFRItBS MEN IN THI FIELD SHIPS LOADED WITH CONDITIONAL CONTRABAND WILL BE SPARED Right Reie-nd to Deat'ov Carrier tt Absolut Cont'abr.nd When Perm.telblt Under Dec1 ration of London. WASHINGTON. rtcpl .'.i In a note on Ihr tare ul the ahlp William i' !'i. .t-r ba gl.en tbr I nil i Statr (omul auur.ui v that Amn ran vcseel. carrying conditional .! trahrand will under no rln umtiam M be fru ! run tbOURh .lt.-r.i-' lawful prt. The right to drtroy American mer chant men It carrying ebaolute rontra brand la reserved, but the proml" In rn !! that thla will be done only in case of ir. tne neceeslty, a pro rd by ii;. declaration of London. Thce assurance, together with tin acceptance by I. truant of Ihf ton propoaala of the 1'nlted State the one to name a Joint eommuaton of ex perta to fix the Indemnity for the loan of the t'Yye, and the other to audmli to The Hague the dlpute which the caae produced over the meaning 01 the treaty of IMS produced a favor able effect in official quarter. Just what the practical operation o' the new assurances will he official were keenly Interested to learn, f r under ibe llata of contraband pro claimed by Germany In retaliation (or acta of Great Britain, nearly every thing preyloualy known a condition al contraband has now been made ab solute I'KNI'I K i t IN dr. S.-i.i . S. world' champion were made .at the Koundup iark this afternoon, and I'endlelon'a sixth nationally fanie-l frontier exhibition came to a rluar with a flttins climax just a dusk dropped It curtain over the big arena when l.ee Caldwell, of rendition, was crowned king of all broncho tmslers Caldwell had to ride In the final three of the worst burking horse, rur saddled lor such an exhibition lo prove his supremacy over Yakima t'anutl. o( IVmeroy. Wash . and Jackson Sun down, of the Net Perce Indian reser Nation, and be did It In a fashion to prove hi title Indisputably. MEETINGS WITH MEN FEATURES OE TRIPS INTO MANY CAMPS Varied Eaperitncee Rsvsal Undercur rant of Dstsrmination to Forms), lata Policy Based on Per sonal Investigation GERMAN IMPORTER QUESTIONED SAX FRANCISCO. Sept. IS. Whether the Herman govemnienl or its American embassy had any con in lion with the transfer of iwm.ooo from llerlln lo San Francisco for the outfitting of the kaiser' warships by the steamer Sacramento, in violation of the neutrality law. Is something which the federal grand Jury here la attempting to learn this afternoon In the grilling of millionaire Gustave K Kulenkampff. New York Importer, whoae firm already has become in volved through having handled the money. FULL CAR Of CALVES RECEIVED AT YARDS VOLUME OF TRADE SMALL BUT PRICES HOLD UP WELL AT PORTLANO MARKETS COMPANY IS SUED ST. PAUL RESIDENTS CLAIM THEY SANK $39,700 IN VAL LEY PROPERTY. PORTlJxND, Ore.. Sept. 24-Charg ' . ' sank an aggre"'" '' " In Willamette valley orchard land i! to them by Ihe l.innharen Or chards company, under ror.irii t to set out tree and tend the tract for five years. W. t Howard and 24 other res ident.i of St. Paul. Minn., brought suit against ihe company this morning in the federal court. They ask that a receiver be ap pointed for the Mnnhaven Orchards company, the a(falrs of the concern be wound up. and they lie paid the amount of their investment, ; Ins six per cent interest. The defendants In the case are the l.innhaven Orchards company. K. D Cusick. trustee; Anna and Catherine Althouse, First Savings itank nf Al hany. the Oregon Ttitle & Trust Co., Mary L Green, Emily E. Sloan. II. H. Hewitt, trustee; M. Green, A. W Smith, Sam McKee. H. M. Hawkins. Harry' H. Hawkins. Charles Leonard. Walter Dresser, R. R. Ilonney, and It. F. Raines. With the exception of the Orchards company the other defendants are mortgagors of the concern. The com plaintants allege that nine of them have entered suits (or foreclosure in the state courts and that the Orch aards company, which had practical ly given up all hope of regaining sol vency, is allowing them to collect ex orbitant amount without resistance. According to the complaint the lands of the Llnnhaven tracts em-j brace 2500 acres and are worth $75.-i 000. The mortages amount to J5S.;in Of this $14,010 Is in the nature of liens. INION STOCK YARDS. S.-i.i 2.1 Possibly the feature of the morning waa the receipt of one car of calve, totaling 62 head, the first complete car of this stuff to come in here In months. None of them were sold dur ing the forenoon. The volume of trade waa far from hear)-, but prices held steady through out. Receipts were :!2 cattle. 62 calves I 592 hogs and :st heep. a total of F cars. Official livestock quotations In ' PIKIU.O. Colo. Srpl 21 Jehu II Hot kt'felli-r Ir loiilshl t tiinplcie.1 Ihe first week of hi Inspection ot Colorado properties of Ihe Colorado Furl A Iron company Since Mr Rot aeieller reached Trin Idad last Monday he was driven hun dretl of mile over mountain and plain In motor car, dug coal In the Frederick mine and dew ended a 100 foot ahart at Coal Creek: eaten beef steak and bean at miners' hoarding houies and danced with miner daughter In a little choolhiuc after I an amateur entertainment Henealh the surface of these per formance, which fairly look miner' and official' breath away, there was a steady undercurrent of serious In eestlgmtlon Mr. Rockefeller came to Colorado with the avowed Intention of studying at first hand labor condi tions following the tragic strike of HUM. Mr Rockefeller at each camp has sought out the miners' grlevanre rep resentatives and talked with them dl rectly about the practical working out of the plan As the week passed by Mr. Hocke feller displayed a decreasing reluct ance to discuss unionism Al House on Thursday he declared flatly that the company did not care whether its miner belonged to the I'nlted Mine Workers' union or not. At Rockvale today he held a conference with a grievance representative who ad vowed himself a former striker and present member of the union. at- I" gHHr' ' fax' BWY ' --atf rtW , J -' FK-io kv I ,... t..ion LOAN TO ALLIES OE HALE BILLION NOW COMPLETED FORMAL ANNOUNCEMENT OF WILL BE ISSUIO PUBLIC WILL GET ISSUE Al 98. AND UMRWRKMUS AT 96 Chicago Receive Ntwra With Cn(t,. and laplanatlon la Mad Thai Credit Will Have Ben. ' rial Effect an Trad CAPTAIN laiRLI PICKED TO SUCCIIO ADMIRAL FULL AM OAKLAND COUPLE me oniy man of Ihe hundreds of thousand of ihe Hrm.h front who wear the rroaaad batons of marshal on hta afcouldrr. appeared In ih- shrubbery whl h t-ordered the flaW whtre a aatrhiue gun battery of tne new army was waiting for order to more, aajra a correspondent al thr rront In Franca. None of the men In ihr battery had any idea that be waa coming They were lounging and chatting aa thay waited In a glance every one Ideallfl. I the figure with it aquare chin and the white droop ing muatarhe with the plcturea they hail necn In the Paler- There waa no need for a call to attention The effect was Ilka an electric ahock which sent every man lo his place and made Ma backbone a ateel rod Hoes Sit John "Tench often slip up on you that wny" gaaped one of the battery lieutenant, who was all of nineteen years old The batterv had Just come out from England It took NEW VOIIK. Sepi 2V The Anal.. I "rrnch financial ronunlulon announc "" 1111 no . rt.pt,,, , , (, ,M loan lo Great Hrltaln and France would b loSO.ftM.090 and would be I ued on Joint Anglo French flveyear i per cent iHHid. offered lu the pub Hi at tft and lo ihe (indicate of umlrr writers al Si. It also was announeml thai the Itond would he laaueU In denomlna lion a low a I lou. and thai aub acrtbrr might pay for them by In tallment The agreement lielwren Ibe Anglo rrenrh (luanclal i nuiuiilon and Ibe American banker with whom they have been conferring over the pro posed credit loan to Great llrltaln and France ha NBNllStl In the formation of a definite plan. It waa announced officially here tonight, (or the eetah. Ilhmeiil ol .i I.MKi imiii imn) liwn lue on a i per rent five year Joint Hrit lh and French bond, payable Joint ly and aeverally by the two nation upon which ihe big loan will lie a first Hen l lie Ixinil vlll Ih- lued to Ihe public at s. ibu yielding aonroxi mateli ,'it pr cent to the Inteator. and to Ibe nation lde y initiate nf bankers which will aubscrllie lo ihe loan at : Eormallon of the yndl- catn ha been left to J Morgan "JSjpT ' j't Jm Dl IH CONFESS ARSON SAY THE POLICE PLOT IS SAIO TO EXTEND OVER THRU STATES AND MORI ARRESTS TO FOLLOW MR AND MRS. BURRICHT GET "THIRD DECREE" IN OAKLAND Trust" Said lo Hav Had Agent vary Important City on Pacific Coast Long SUsncs I Broktn Hadlcal chanae in Ibe organlia lion of Ihe Naval acadamy al AnnaiKi II at contemplated aa a result ol tin "gouging" wandal which recently re ulled In Ibe dismissal of two uilU shlpmeti, Ihe disciplining of a doien other and the removal of the super Inlendenl. Rear Admiral Folium Set retary llanlrl said he was having a thorough study made of the defects In Ihe old system which underlay Ihe disgraces uf the last year. I'rltaie Institution. Including many proml OAKIJLNIl. Cal, Sept 2V- A.linl. loii furred from Cbarle I. Ilurnghl ami hi wife, Jean llurrlght. held B) Ihe Oakland poller on charge u( at .ton. pruluildy will reatilt In arrral here and lu olher i Hies o( the Paddr roast stales, at cording to Captain of lleletiliea I'tit r-. n For two day delrctlie have been Kweatlng the prloner and have brok en Ihrougb ihelt sflSSy I The ' on (union are aid by Petersen to on neel ihc llurrighla with an allereil ai on gang thai ha operated for eai In California. Waablnglun ami Hre Ill-Ill 1 ,, !.. Htl.l ,11,1 . .. .11 l.. I I.i i II ketl lo .ill, ml: ,I. mi1..,I lu,... o( their vsamlnatlon ayatama for however, will not gi.e a Ih guidance of the navy deiartuivnl I d"11""1 nccouni of Ihe alory (old BJ and an effort will be made lo brlngl""' vritmrn. laying II would .poll tha academy Into Hue wllh the BSSl "' tti-kniar arrest, and .y.lein. in use among American col . " "" "H per.on men. lealate Inallliitlnn. I'.nialn k'lMtrl.. I 1 hy them MANY COUNTIES TO EXHIBIT PRODUCE J (Wt th"' morn' as follows- Cattle. j Stairs i'hoire $6.60 to 17.00 Good 6.25 to C50 Medium 4.00 to 6.2 Cows Choice 5.00 to 5.50 Good 450 to 5.00 Medium 4.00 to 4..r'. Heifers Choice 5.75 to 5 85 Good 5.00 to 5.50 Hulls Choice 3.50 to 5.0f Stags Choice 3.00 to 6 -.2. Hogs. Prime lights. 175-200 lbs. IH to 6.C Choice. 140-175 lbs 6.40 to 6.5( Pigs. 90-140 lbs 3.00 to 6.2? Rough. 175 lbs, up 5.90 to 6.00 Sheep. Choice spring lambs . . . 6.50 to 7.00 Common spring lambs . 5.50 to 6.00 Choice yearlings 5.50 to 6.00 Good yearlings 5.00 to 5.50 Old wethers 4.75 to R." Choice light ewes 4.50 to 5.00 Good ewes 4.00 to 1.50 1 Common heavy ewes . . . 3.00 to 3. SPACE IS RESERVED BY 18 AT PORTLAND LAND SHOW ' CLACKAMAS INCLUDED. PORTLAND. Ore.. Sept. M.Orv gon will make a magnificent showing of the agricultural, horticultural and Industrial greatness of the state al the Manufacturers' & ljind Products Show, opening in Portland October 25. Already eighteen counties have taken space, others have made application for booths and the land products sec lion is practically filled. The Indus trial division is more than SO per rent i taken and a week before the show the commander In thief about five minute to form hi Judgment nf Ihe results on their mm months' prepura lory drill. Ha aakeil a few uuertlona as he looked orer eai h gun and It crew Very good' he .aid. ami re j turned to hi ear. which waa to take him on to Inspect tone other forma tlon. Any Ides that the commander in chief spendi all hta lime orer a nap with a telephone at hla elbow " a Ihe staff officer ev plained "Is ni',, fs Is alwayi on the go" REPEAL OF CLOSING LAW IS NOT FOUND Co. and a large group of American bankers and financial houses" The tMinds will h Issued In denominations as low as 1100 and subscribers there. to may pay for tbetu by Inatallmenta At maturity these bonds will be re payable In cash or convertible Into IH Iter cent Joint Anglo-French bonds, redeemable from 10 to 2n years there after by the twd government Jointly and levrrally Captain ha been picked to aucceed Hear Ad uilral I ill itn a the Naval academy head. SUIT WILL SETTLE ROAD TAX PROBLEM DISTRICT ATTORNEY EVANS OF MULTNOMAH WOULO END CONFLICTING LEGISLATION SAI.KM. Hre, Sept. 24 To look np old statute pertaining lo Ibe Sunday closing law. Attorney Foster, repie senting the city ol Eugene, waa at tin state house yi-Mrrday peraulng Die old session lawn to see if the law ha. ever been repealed. Mr. Koster came opens every foot of space set aside for 10 ,ne conclusion mat tne statute still exhibits and concessions will be ready "tands. for occupany. Since ihe supreme court lately gave Oregon w ill make the best showing i down an opinion to the effect thai of soil products, assembled for exhl stores can be closed by law on Sun bitlon purposes, since the Lewi, k day In Oregon towns, with the exrep. Clarke fair. Counties now preparing tion of certain . messes that are SI for the show are Morrow. Polk, Klam-iempt, Beveral Oregon towns besides MICKLE FINDS STATE HAS BUTTER TRUST DAIRY COMMISSIONER SAYS THE PRICE PAID CREAMERIES CON TROLLED IN PORTLAND. OUTLOOK FOR CATTLE RAISERS IS NOT ROSY MOST RECEIPTS IN PORTLAND YARDS CONTRACTED TO UNION MEAT CO. ARE WEAKER; PRICE DROPS IOC OTHER LINES STEADY IN PORT LAND YARDS 14 CARS ARE RECEIVED. UNION STOCK YARDS, Portland, Sept. 29. While receipts were fairly heavy this morning, none of the live stock was o(fered in the open market, as all of it wat contracted to the UNION STOCK YARDS, Portland. Sept. 2&. Hogs were weaker again to day, dropping 10 cents, placing (he top at $6.15, and it probably will go lower. Other lines were reported as steady. Receipls were .'13 cattle. 656 hogs and 71 sheeji at total ol 14 cars. Official livestock quotations in ef fect this morning were aH follows: Cattle. Steers choice J6.C0 to J6.70 Oood 6.45 to 6.50 Medium 4.00 to Cows choice 5.00 to Good 4.50 to Medium 4.00 to Cnion Meat company. This firm guar- Choice medium, 140-1 Heifers. choice Good Hogs. Prime lights, 175-200 . 5.75 to 5.00 to fl.2.1 5.50 5.00 4.50 5.85 5.50 ath, Wasco, Crook, Clackamas, Mak er, Columbia, Multnomah. Cnion, l.lnn Wallowa. Jackson, Washington, Lin coln, Wheeler. Hood River anil Mal heur. Clarke county. Washington, will have an exhibit and both Wulla Walla and North Yakima have the matter under serious consideration. While the comprehensive display will serve lo give homeseekers a truthful idea ol what the various sec tions o( the slate, can, will and have produced, the show will serve to bring producer and consumer together anil create new markets for many special products. Many of the counties will move their exhibits from Salem to Portland, renewing perishable ex hibits, Just before the onenliiK of the exposition. Hesldcs county exhibits,! several communities will make elabo-, rate displays In an effort to capture some of the cash prizes to be awarded. The best county exhibit receives a gold medal anil $200 and the second 1 best exhibit a silver medal and $100. Eugene are ati. i,)tlns to enforce Ul( law. Roselnirg la one of the latest I make the attempt Some attorneys claim the law bus been repealed. SPEAKER CLARK CHECKS WILD BENT ON MOB LYNCHING flgj antees t.'s cents to shippers of hogs for today and tomorrow, and paid Ibis for top quality stuff. The market in the yards of $6.45 top Is unchanged. The action of the linion Meat com- pany merely means Ihe market in the yards will probably be lower after they have been stocked up. The out look for the raisers Is not rosy. Receipts were 27 cattle. 572 hogs and 1342 sheep, a total of 1" cars. Sales this morning were as follows Cattle. Steers Choke $6.60 to $6.K0 Good 6.25 to 6.50 Medium 4.00 to .2u Cowa Choloe 5.00 to 5.50 Crttod .50 to 5.00 Medium 1 00 to 1.50 Hogs. Prime light 175-200.... 6.30 to 6.45 Choice medium. 140-175. 6.00 to 6.2:. Ptga. 90-140 5)0 lo 6.25 Rough. 275 lbs. up 5.40 to 5.90 Sheep. Choice spring lambs . . 6.50 to 7.00 Common spring lambs . . 5.50 to 6.00 Choice yearling 5.50 to 6.00 Good yearlingn 5.00 to 5.60 fi.30 to 6.00 to 'i.OO to 5.40 to Pigs, 90-140 Rough. 175 and up Sheep. Choice spring lambs . . . 6.50 to Common spring lambs . 5.50 to Choice yearlings 5.50 to Good yearlings 5.00 to O'd wethers 1.75 to '..lu 6.25 MS 5.90 6.40 6.00 6.00 5.50 EWE PRICES CO UP 50C IN PORTLAND I NION STOCK YARDS, Sept. 24 The feature of the livestock niarkel today was the 50-cent advance scored In ewe prices. One lot of choice light ewes, advanced 11.1 pounds in weight, sold at $5.50. the best price paid 'here in a long time. Other lines were steady. Receipts consisted of 70 cattle, I calves, 840 bogs and 411 sheep a total of 13 cars. 4000 AT SALEM ON FIRST DAY OF FAIR SUN COMES OUT TO GREET BIG CROWD CHILDREN PRINCI CIPAL VISITORS OF DAY J. . PORTLAND. Ore.. Sept. 2N Charge that there la a butter tmat in Port'aml was mnde by J. D. Mlrkle. atate dairy and food commissioner, iu an address before a meeting of the l.lnn county grange, from which he ha Just ' re turned. "I hiii firmly convinced there is a butter trust in the city of Portland," he said. "It controls the price paid for butter fat. It controls the price paid to country creameries for what ever butter they try to market in Portland. These Interests are the sole Judges as to the quality of butler pro diiced by country creameries, ami In stead of returns being made upon Ihe actual quality, returns are made up on the Hlandnnls established by the trust. "On account o( lack o( organization on the purl of country creameries they are wholly ut the mercy of Ihe trust. "The small circle that controls the Htiuulion as accepted as authority for price quotations, and country cream eries mtUt meet these quotations or find it Impossible lo buy butter (at. In other words the country creamery ! man must noCSpl for bis butter tut whatever ihe trust wants to pay, but lie must buy butter (at at prices i s- I labllsheil by the IriiKt. As the CODdp I lions exist today the producer or ! dairyman Is not affected, but In the lend when ihe country creamery Is ellmlnuted then the trust will dictate the prices paid to the farmers." A committee was appointed by tne grange of l.lnn county to investigate the stliiatlcin and repor to the legisla tive committee of die slate grange. PORTLAND. Ore.. Sept. is. To reconcile conflicting legislation MSfft d by ihe lat legl.lature relative In road dlairlrts In connllea. a friendly j mandamus suit lie started next! Week by District Attorney F.van. a' an officer of the atate of Oreg.in. ' again! the board of c ommixlonera (or Multnomah county. The trouble rlae through conflict let een houe bill si Mini aenala lull I9X. the former of which passed P ith houc Jual a few hours prior lo the laller. The house bill provide, that every Incorporated city and town shad DUaV IttUltt a aenarate road dl.tiiii, and the county court ahall not have au thority in divide Mich territory or In- dude any of It In any other road dis trict," while the senate bl'l pro Idea for redisricting annually at the u llon of the courts, but does not re quire thai lncoriorated cities and town be nude ISDStltl district. Mr Convert contend. Unit the . n ate bill, ihe lat t xpreaaliui of Ihe lo. labyture on Ihe subject, undoubted! v will be held to prevail, nnd in this dr. trlct Attorney Kviins ugrees. but Ih or der to ellmlnule the possibility of 'I legal action on Ihe part of the county hoard In rond otptudllurcs II I nec essary lo have an expression of the courts. When con.ldi red lu con limi t Inn with Ihe fad Hint lilt law also re quires 70 pflf cenl ot the road mcuey raised In a district to he expended within i 'iii district, the cii.bitrriisr.liig nature of the hit! as far us Multnomah eo'intv Is concerned becomes nppttr-ent. The alleged arson iru.t.' II l In dictated, conalaled of more than half a doien pcraona and II had agenla lu every city of importance on the SOSSt Petersen ay thai statement made by "-mi I, M bear mil Ihe I onlctitlon of Ihe Portland police that Hsnford W. Currier I head of a gang All day the police hate been Inter viewing peraon. fr Contra t'oala county who ihey think may throw light on Ihe raae Attorney K J Wlldgruhc counw i (or Ihe llurrighla, tried to aee hla client laal night hul wa prevented by Ihe police Accompanying Wild grtihe wa lame. Harnatnan. o( Rich inond. father of Mr llurrlght He, also, wa not allowed lo ee the prl oner Hull for damage against the police were threatened by them LINE OF GERMANS IS NOT YET BROKEN MAIN PURPOSE OF ALLIES IS NOT ACCOMPLISHED DOM I NAT ING CRESTS TAKEN. LONDON, Kept. 28 - In Champagne Ihe German line of treni he. and ale making further pingrca, but aeeinlng. ly the allies' offensive movement I. not being carried on with Ihe same lot peluostty which characterised die first two daye of the operations The .ucce.se won are recognled a. ImiHirlanl. but the main Objocti which I to break through tho tier man line, ha not hern accompll.bed. Both the llrillsh and French have Improved their ihinHIoiis greatly, and hold creals from which they can domi nate the Herman line of roinmtinl. ,i-tloni. 31 KILLED WHEN CAR JUMPS OFF BUILDING SALEM, Ore., Sept. 27. Gates of the Oregon State fair swung wide to day for the 54th annual week's exhi hibition, and 4000 persons, by esti mate, poured into the grounds. Cloud flecked skies, reminders of Sunday's showers, marked the opening hours, but as the day advanced a beneficent sun swept them dear. Willi the first day given over to tin; c hildren, the youngsters flocked to the grounds hy hundreds and formed the greater portion of those In attend ance. Officials were kept busy herding the stray youths back of the fence that j lines the course. No accidents wer reported. Thi eloquence of Speaker Chami "lark and Ins Pike county (Mo.) pres tlge are attributed to the fact thai Harrison Hose-, negro aiaycr of Mud Davidson, a whltr farmer o( Harks- ville, escaped death at the hands of a band of lynchers. The speaker was i aroused from his nod by the chugging of six automobiles loaded with farm ers from (iarksville, who were bent upon avenging Inuidson's death. They made their way to the Pike county Jail and wi re di-tnanding the negro when Mr. Clark, who had followed the crowd, mounted the prison steps and exhorted the members of the mob tn let the law take its course. His word prevailed, and the would-be lynchers dispersed. OREGON LOSES, 16 TO 7. EUGENE, Sept. 25. - It was the same old story on Km .ml (Inld this afternoon when Hugo Besdok'l col legians met and gave battle to the Multnomah club team, of Portland. Experience, weight and strength proved too much for the varsity lads, and when hostilities were declared ut an end the score stood 16 to 7 In the vlstlors' favor, with the lemon-yellow on the short end. A RDMORE, OKLA., SHAKEN BY EX PLOSION AS IF BY EARTH QUAKE 200 INJURED. FIRE WALLS IN CAPITOL DOME ADMITS ARSON CHARGE. WAT80NVILLE, Cal.. Sept. 24. James McGill, who says he is an I W., confessed here today to bitrnig a big hay barn at Lodl. Catarrh Cannot Be Cured with LOCAL APPLICATIONS, a 'hey cannot reach Ihr- s.-at of the dlaea. Ca- - tarrh la a blood or conatltutlonal dlaeanr. and In order to cure It you must take In ternal remedle. Haifa Catarrh Cure la taken Internally, and acta directly upon th blood and mueou surface. Hall' Catarrh Cure la not a quack medicine. It I wa precrtbed hy one of the bet phy i .Man. in thla country for year and la a regular preacrlptlon. It la compnwd of the bet tonic known, combined with the het blood purifier., acting directly on the munoua surfacea. The perfect combina tion of the two inrreillent. I. what pro duce, auch wonderful resuita In curing catarrh. Send for te.tlmonlala. free. F. J. CHENEY A CO.. Prop.. Toledo, O. Bout by Drurcl.ta. prlre Tte. Tk Hall's Family Pill for contlptloa. SAI.EM Ore.. Sept. 24. An appro priation of $2915 made by the last leg Islature (or making Improvements at the state house Is now being npn" under the supervision o( the hoard o( control In the attic n( the big build ing, where (our tiled walls are being built and a wood floor laid for pro tection of the building In case of fire. The walls are designed as "flr walls." They are being built from th dome to each Inside corner of the building where the wlnga meet Ihe "L-'i" at light angles. Throughout the entire allc a floor of Inch boards Is being placed. AHDMOItli, Okla., Sept. 21. At least ill persons were killed and, It Is estimated, 1!00 others were Injured dangerously here Ibis afternoon wh9U u 250-barrel tank car of gasoline standing near the Santu ft freight of fice, In the business district, exploded, The force of the explosion shoi'k down many buildings and threw burn ing gasoline In every direction. A tSW minutes Inter Ardmoie was nt Ihc- mercy of scores of flriii. At f o'clock i on if 1 1 the fire -. rt oil IcC control ami ill city was unilor luanial law. I'ri.at.i homes Imuietil aMly were thrown open to the In lured and scores of men were working to night In the smoldering ruins along Main street In search (or additional victims. POKTI.ANH, Ore.. Sept. 1 (ih. If I had only quit my foolishness anil married." After scribbling these words g Ihe Lend, Ot her slaleinent, Miss Edna I Turner, drosimskcr. 427 ntedner building, opened the window and eluped to the ground ."id feet below, Her body struck a wire clothes line with such force (hat It Jarred II j bouse and pulled Ibu line to Hie ground. Hul Hint Ihe wire broke her 'II she would have been killed In stunlely. Her arm was broken an I she sustained Internal Injuries. The attempt tit suicide wa.i in nb thla morning, after Miss Turner bad made hei bed mill put hsi apartment. In orde r INJURED MAN GOES LIST INCLUDES CLACKAMAS. Hood River harvesllng second crop of strawberries. SALEM, Ore, Sept. 24. Secretary W. Al Jones o( (he etatS fair board estimates that the total number ol livestock on exhibition at tho lair, opening next Monday, will be from 1000 to i-no Mr. Jones Is now sure that sixteen counties of tho state will huve exhibits and soys there Is u possibility thut others will come In before the end of the week. The counties that have already In stalled their exhibits or given notice that they may be expected to do so are Tillamook, Multnomah, Marlon, Clackamas, Washington, Umatilla, Jackson, lne, lienton, Polk, Union, Wallowa, Morrow, Unn, GUlam, Co lumbia and Clatsop. POftTLAKD, Ore., Sept. IS. poml nick Mtintlrc, a laborer, ft) yean, old. who has been digging a well at High land, (iuc-kunm county, was Wednes day taken by the police, from the Bt mains botsl, Second and Abler hi reels to the Emergency hospital, and u dean gash In his head sewed, seven stitch", being necessary lo close the wound. Kolntira wus In the well and a large and heavy bucket, used to haul up the dirt, fell, when Ihe rope broke, (rum a distance of 25 feet and bit liltn on Ihe head. He i nine uniiHHl.to.l to Portland some nme Tuaadav. i in i when taken from Ihe llnmalne lintel was In a dazed condition. Hp Is not seriously Injured. VANCOUVER MARRIAGE LICENSE NICHOLSON-JAMES- Roy Nichol son, 21, and Miss Ilaxel James, 20, both of Mnrquam. Ore. MORRIS KERR T. B. Morris, 27. and Miss Ruby Kerr, 22 both of Ore gon City, Ore. MEM.OTT-CIMINO-Irvln Melloit. !9, and Miss Josephine Clmlno. 36. both of Tualatin, Ore.